Metabolism of homologous and heterologous lipoproteins by cultured rat and human skin fibroblasts1
Rat fibroblasts degraded human low density lipoprotein (LDL) very slowly, one-tenth to one-fortieth the rates observed in human fibroblasts. In rat cells, human LDL caused only very small increases in cell cholesterol content and acylCoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activity and caused only sm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1981-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520347386 |